Improvement in harrows



J. H. HENDEE.

Wheel-Harrow.

' Patented June 21, 1864.

I Witnsses= UNITED STATES PATENT. I OFFICE.

J. H. HEND-EE, OF JACKSON, MICHIGAN.

IMPROVEMENT IN HARROWS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N0. 43,207, dated June 21, 1864.

' To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J. H. HENDEE, of Jackson, in the county of Jackson and State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful Improvement in a Wheeled Harrow; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompan yin gdrawin gs, forming a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my'improved harrow as seen from the rear. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the same. Fig. 3 is a side view of the bracing of the frame E.-

Similar letters of reference in the three figures indicate like parts. 1

The improvement which I have made consists in the general construction and arrangement of the carriage in connection with the sections or beams, whereby a strong and effective harrow or drag is produced, and facilities for suspending the sections or beams on the axle while moving the harrow to and from the field are afforded. The machine is also rendered more compact, and the weight of the beams or sections is brought directly under the axle, and the weight of the driver to some extentismadeavailable forkeepingtheharrowsections ineffective contact with the ground.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe thesame with reference to the drawings.

A is an axle mounted on two carriage-wheels, B B.

G is the tongue of a carriage, and D a seat for the driver or manager of the implement. It is mounted on the axle and tongue.

E is a strong forward extended frame, supported by the axle and tongue. On the under side of the main cross-piece a of this frame a series of short bearing blocks or hangers, b b, are fitted by mortises into the beam and insertingscrew-bolts or other fastenings. There isaspacefor the end of aharrow section or beam to play in left between every pair of these hangers. In order to support the rear ends of these hangers they are strapped together by a strong iron strap, 0, and braced laterally by braces 01 d and longitudinally by braces e c, and the whole suspended by vertical side irons, ff, as shown. There may also be a brace, as shown at g, on each end of the carriage. This construction of forward framing gives a firm support for the hinge-rod of the harrow-sections.

The barrow-sections consist of narrow peams F F. The forward ends of these beams are reduced in width on each side to such an extent that they will enter freely between the hangers or bearings b b. This reduction of width is necessary in order that the rear portion of the respective sections may closely adjoin, and thus form a closed sectional harrow in rear of the axle A. Each of the sections is capable of rising and descending free of its fellow section.

The several sections are connected tothe hangers of the frame E by means of a hingerod, m, which passes through the several hangers and through the forward ends of the sections F I as shown.

G G are staples driven into the top of the sections.

H H are books attached to the back of the axle A. There is one hook for each staple. By means of these staples and hooks the several sections of the harrow can be suspended so as to play free of the ground while the hairrow is being moved from place to place. .I I are hand-loops by which to lift the sections whenever necessary.

In practice I have used eight sections to each harrow, and in eachsection haveinserted three teeth. Thus I have a harrow with twenty-four teeth.

I can with my arrangement use more or less sections and teeth in each harrow; or, if desirable, I can suspend every alternate section; but in this case the whole surface of the ground would not be harrowed or dragged.

The sections or beams, with barrow-teeth, might be removed at will and cultivator-beams be arranged in their places or at two or more points. The beams, with cultivator-shares, would have to be provided with staples G G,

and may have hand-loops I I,the same as the harrow-toothed sections F F.

I am aware that the several sections of a wheeled drag or ha-rrow have been hinged independent of one another to the axle of the wheel-carriage} and therefore I make no claim to such a barrow or drag; but

What I do claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination of the hinged sections F F, forward hanger-frame, E, and wheeled carriage, substantially in the manner and for the purpose described.

2. The construction and arrangement of the J. HERINGTON HENDEE.

WVitnesses SIMON HOLLAND, W H. W001). 

